California Highway Patrol

I went here to get a window tint fix it ticket written off. I parked in the spot for vehicle inspections, walked into the office and within 5 minutes had an officer coming out to look at my car. Everything took less than 10 minutes. Very fast and efficient!

This is a review for the actually CHP highway patrol office. Had my fix it ticket corrected here, and the officer who helped me was the sweetest old man, he opened the door for me and kept calling me dear. It was a nice experience. They were fast and very polite and I was done in no more than 5 minutes. He also made sure I knew where to send and to make copies of my ticket for my records. Great overall experience!

The problem with all the people praising the police; they are either cops, relatives, hangers-​on, or the ones who buy hot cops calendars.
My father-​in-​law was a cop, he was a punk, punk in the true sense of the word. He got his rocks off messing with anyone, whether on duty or off. He would embarrass himself, and our family. His 70’s porn mustache, and macho and horrid attitude were just terrible. But hey, he lives off the taxpayers’ dime, so why not treat people like dogs for his amusement; we let cops act this way, we as taxpayers hold sovereignty, but let this happen to us! We deserve it!
When I was pulled over, as I mentioned, I was pulling to slower lane, trapped between 2 cars, with people flying around me. The cop knew it, but I was easy pickings. The 5’6″ little man was a jerk, but that badge somehow made him 6’4″, I guess a badge is like getting platform shoes, you grow in might, and stature.
Speeding tickets are revenue collection. Nothing else. Who is the criminal, where is the victim? Is it the road? The tar? Where is the victim of my crime? There isn’t one! No Victim, No Crime.
Head to the streets, get the gangsters, not people out on a Saturday, or Sunday enjoying the day off, or heading to work.
It’s time to end this tyranny, by vote!

Well now I have to wonder is it that the CHP can’t catch every law breaking offender on the road or is it just that they don’t even try especially when they are handed one on a silver platter because this one is still blatantly driving in and out of Mexico unlicensed, uninsured, unhindered.

So i know a lot of people are flaming this «business» because of their run ins with the law, or late responders, but I’m writing this based off of a service they offer which is inspecting baby car seats.
Step 1: Call and make an appointment
Step 2: Show up for appointment
Step 3: Inspect Car Seat
Step 4: Shake hands and be on your way knowing that your car seat is installed correctly and it’s safe.
I talked to officer Maxim (I think) and she was extremely helpful with the baby seat installation. She pointed out things I did right and things I did wrong. It was very comforting to know that the baby seat is now installed correctly.
Best thing about this service is that it’s free! Well… Tax dollars are paying for it free. The whole thing took about 15 minutes, 2 of which was me waiting in the lobby because I showed up 5 minutes early. Overall a very pleasant experience.

Why would you write a review on the CHP. Like things are going to change. I found it extremely entertaining to see there was a Unilocal review page for the California Highway Patrol. Who wants to visit them? That just means you messed up or needed assistance.
Had to write this because I find it very humorous that people are rating are protective services for doing their job.
DON’T SPEED OR DRIVE CRAZY = NO NEGATIVE CONTACT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT! OWN UP TO YOUR VIOLATION (S)

Went to have our carseat inspection. This is an awesome service provided by the CHP! So helpful — of course our carseat was installed incorrectly — like most others. It is a blessing and a load off to know that our most precious cargo is protected during the drive.
I commend the CHP for this free service. The wait is long… but it is totally worthwhile since they are conscientiously ensuring that each car seat is appropriately installed.

My wife and I went here to get our car seat inspected to make sure it was installed right. It was a Saturday morning and it’s a first come, first served. I highly suggest getting there really early, about 30 other people showed up to have them inspected. Each inspection takes around 20 minutes. So you can imagine how long you would be waiting if you show up late. They had 2 officers inspecting seats that day. For those who are saying, «Why don’t they have more officers helping?» Each of these officers has to go to a training course to be certified for installing car seats. The officer who inspected ours told us that 95% of all car seats are installed WRONG! Mine included. He installed it correctly and then showed me what I did wrong. I believe I could do it myself next time, but why would I? This is a great service they provide and they do some amazing work. Praise to the CHP!!!

I am not one to ever have an issue with a police officer. I know when I am guilty and should be pulled over. I also have no issue owning up to it when a police officer comes up to my window.
With that being said, I was with a friend who just got pulled over the other day in the Grossmont area after picking up dinner from Phil’s in Santee.
We were heading back on the 125 and she was going almost 90. Of course we expected that the officer on the side of the road was going to get her.
He sped up behind her and started swerving without his lights on. We had no idea what in the hell he was trying to do. Then he turned his lights on and kept swerving. She got over one lane thinking he just wanted to get around until he turned his sirens on so then we finally pulled aside.
He came up to the window with L. Nova on his badge and quite possibly the most arrogant and egotistic attitude I have ever encountered.
Just to mention something, I was pulled over while with a friend a couple weeks ago and he was NOTHING like Officer Nova.
When Nova came up to the window he basically tried to throw his whole bad day on us. Accused her of everything, did not offer to show her the lightradar BS or whatever it is, and was just a smart ass about everything. He wasn’t there to answer any questions and we felt so uncomfortable. I almost wish I recorded it or wish there was another police officer to make the situtaion much better.
In the future if I were to ever be pulled over by him I think I will immediately ask for another police officer on standby. I suggest you do the same.

This review is specifically for Joe Nielsen at the Santee highway patrol. They don’t have their own Unilocal so I figured is write it on this one instead. His customer service was by far the best I’ve ever had. He was very concerned & attentive to all of our questions. He was also very patient, and helpful with the situation at hand. We need more Joe Nielsens in this world! You rock, keep up the good work Joe! :D

I know, who gives the fuzz a 4 star rating?! Apparently, I do.
I came here during my lunch break to get a citation signed off. The two men who helped me, one older gentleman and a uniformed officer, were very polite and took care of my ticket in a timely fashion.
To make things even better, the citation I was given was for not having my current registration tags on my car was marked as «Not correctible» by the officer who gave me the ticket. After some light research, this violation is correctable (funny thing, the CHP officer who gave me the ticket told me that it was an easy fix, but I guess he checked the wrong box) and they signed off my ticket anyway. I really appreciated that!
I also overheard the uniformed officer helping someone over the phone. He was very polite and seemed to be offering up some solutions for the caller’s situation. Kudos to them!

I was speeding, so I deserved my ticket. He did write my speed at the lower rate, which at $ 250, is still expensive. Oh well, paid it! Officer was a bit on the portly size, hence the 2 star rating.

I was speeding for like point 5 seconds so that i could make the exit!
Officer Uribe was pretty nice though… coulda been nicer if i got a warning… i didnt offer a sexual favor… next time.
DONT TASE ME BRO

Normally I can’t say enough good things about law enforcement! but, not this office! I went to get a simple 5 minute VIN check. Even though everyone I saw was doing nothing, I was asked if I had an appointment. Appointment, this isn’t the DMV! Then they started to play the «limited resource» card! The only thing limited was their willingness to assist! After spending three times as long as it would have taken to do the check, I left shaking my head at these «professionals». I went straight to a nearby SDPD station and I was in and out in no time! Thanks SDPD!

Oooh, we had an encounter and it wasn’t good.
1 star for always driving past me on the I-​5 while doing 90.

Now that I drive like an old lady because I have no where to rush off to, I have nothing to fear from the CHP. Now that my kids are grown and I don’t have to worry about them stopping me for a car seat infraction – all is good.
When I was coming back from UCSD this morning, there was a terrible accident on Interstate 5 South near the 52 off-​ramp. Cars were backed up all the way to Gilman Drive and I could just sense that it was BAD! So I eased over to the exit lane and prayed that I could get off the Pacific Beach exit somehow. The CHP cars were zooming along the freeway shoulder-​sometimes shouting at motorists (not me) to get off the shoulder! It was intense and very life-​and-​death!
Eventually, the medics and firetrucks made their way past and I thought about jumping out and offering my Chaplaincy services, if anyone needed it but immediately thought better of that idea. The CHP was able to clear enough of the wreck off to the side and open up 1 freeway lane to eventually let cars pass. It was a horrible accident-​a dump truck hit the guard rail-​damaging it, skid, and then landed on it’s side in the middle of the freeway-​there was broken pieces everywhere and rocks strewn all over.
The CHP has a thankless job keeping our roads safe. If you ask me, they earn every bit of their paychecks and then some. Having to deal with accidents and stuff like this all the time must be agonizing. I pray that truck driver made it out alive and I want to thank the CHP for putting themselves in harm’s way. They got right into that accident scene and secured it-​allowing the medical personnel to do their jobs safely and did their best to get traffic moving again.
I will give them 5 Unilocal Stars but predicate it on not getting any speeding tickets in the near future!

Cash generating BS, issue tickets but I’ve witnessed them zipping by an accident more than once.
Some of my stories:
being pulled over on my motorcycle for «lane splitting» by a lane splitting cop in front of me.
being pulled over for lane splitting by a cop riding illegally in the breakdown lane, getting ticket for 15mph in 65mph zone unsafe speed
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…more is same as SDPD review:
I have no problem with the law and I’ve never had a problem with the law, other than the occasional ticket.
…but, since I moved to San Diego I have to say that the police officers here are arrogant, enforcing the wrong things, and just out there to generate income rather than making the community any better.
In general I’d have to say that for every 1 good cop with good intentions there are 10 that are out there to rape the system and to get their minority complex coupled with an authority backed by a gun tickled pink and their pockets filled with ca$h.
For more solid examples, I have been harassed countless times on the road for this and that just to be let off or get off in court. But, when I actually needed something, property stolen, house robbed, disturbance reported,…NO ONE EVER SHOWED! Guess there is no money in actually solving crimes!
Most police I know or know of like to take advantage of the system by working regular 40 hours per week, but in 12 – 18 hour shifts generating 1.5x or even 2x overtime for anything over 8 hours. This way they earn thousands and thousands more and STEAL taxpayer money and money of the already cash strapped cities, counties, states.
Shame on you police, our servants… right, more like the prison guards.

what fucking bullshit. My girlfriend has the worst luck with these guys when she doesn’t even speed. It’s all because of her liberal stickers. But I got pulled over once for cutting someone off, and the response I got from the officer was «sir, why didn’t you tell us you were active military? We don’t ticket active service members.» I don’t agree with that at all, even if it does work out in my ‘favor.’ Again. what biased, arbitrary, bullshit.

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I called them 2x completely terrified at midnight off the 805 S when a drunk driver tried to run me off the road, and no one even showed up to take my report. Not even after I gave them the make, model, year, and license plate number of the vehicle. I was told on the phone that they will not investigate unless I file a report. That’d be great… if someone came to take my report. I waited 45minutes by myself on the side of a highway… After I read the blinking neon sign on the side of the highway that says «report drunk drivers.»
But they’re always there to give me «speeding tickets.» As if 70 and 75 is actually speeding.
I understand the hatred between criminals and cops, but it’s disheartening to know that so many tax paying citizens who are not criminals feel the same way i do. A lot can be said about a society based on the integrity of the police officers and their relationship with its citizens.

This is an average score…
Score 5 for:
Driving back to SD today on the 8 and there was this guy driving 15 – 20 mph over the limit and weaving in and out of traffic on the two lane windy road through the mountains.
Props to the CHP officer who stopped him and wrote him up about an hour later just east of Alpine.
Score 1 for:
Every other time I have called them, it has taken 15 minutes to get through to an operator and by then I am either long gone or the incident is long over.
In the metro area, you never see them on stops or they are camping in speed trap areas that everyone knows about… like n/​b sr 125 from Grossmont College. 75% of people seem to be breaking some law and no one is out there enforcing… speed, lane changes, cell phones, etc.
The governor should outsource/​contract freeway enforcement to cities in metro areas and then downsize CHP to just work rural areas. He could save millions from the State budget and give better service to the people.